The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-20

eacn, ana Dotn roue SR1ely at quite distance
Paul Fedthohn. had gone down into the after
were got fairly clear Of the ship the two officers
81 f rs
Vas pouring IN throash the the hole in in foods.
tho ship could not float much longer. ''' 80
1t was now go o'clock Of Saturday afternoon
SUPPLY IT sea an swept hsm ssn
holding fifty or sixty pounds OF sea bread and
two two small hams ave were now brought up besides
washed away Then four men were put into
the wounded man, who was. lowered into the
smaller boat, He had heard the launching Of
the BE- boats and had crawled out OF the cabin on
Before any more Of the men could get from
the ship to the boats huge roller was seen
SSomng and al Of then rushed to the after
they could got their hands on and held on for
dear lifs while the wave swept over.them. The
mates. three seamen and the cabin boy. The
wave left them all on the ship unhurt and all
sas f and ss F ns a a hot Gns
had Just passed. The mon in the boat yelled
to those on deck, and then saw them making a
The solid wave swept across the deck. and
when the water had subsidized but two re-
eabn boy s Eho s e to and
stanchions near the cabin. The same wave
broke the boats adriit from the ship.
the top OF the wheel house, that had been
broken from its fastenings and swept oyer
ey tn of the nd sIrke
out for the ship instead of the boats. AT the
same moment tho SECOND mate, seeing that
cabin boy. and the two made flying leap into
the water and swan toward the small boat
surface. When. after getting the water from
his eyes. no saw the big boat was nearer to
him than the other. and swan towardit it. He
was eventually picked up.
second roller buried him. Rs was heavily
bundled up and was thus unable to reach the
boat began pulling toward the mate; while the
smaller one was rowed toward the second
swimmers an and were soon alongside. The boy
was dragged in first. They had, yelled to tho
Finn t to swim toward the 2, small boat. but he
his hands on the Gunwale Of the small boat
and those in it were reaching for him he turned
ses fhe stern had asd to e fo to
and rlIngng Under it had raised the
bowsprit from the effect of the wave as some
big marine animal might shake its nose In play,
The Finn. seeing his danger, turned and strug-
gled to get away. but the suction OF the sink
ing snip nad cnuGI h, S AS 'n1 n hu VII ulSap
cry sank out OF sight with the ship
The second mate was hauled on board the
69 nI hnsn the s re esew s" to 0 oos
boats crew had striven manfully to reach tho
mate, but when the ship sank. and they got tho
make headway. and In short time q wave
rolled the wheel house over, and the, mate was
seen no more Three OF the crew had now been
Knowing that all the provisions were in the
big boat. the second mate told his men to row
AS they did 80 one Of the water kegs was seen
ahead; and was picked up. j contained about
stern OF the big boat. they found that her crew
had anticipated what was wanted and n bag
made out OF an old shirt and filled with biscuit
was thrown on board the yawl together with
one OF the hams. Then the small boat came
about. and tried to get near the big one. again,
they had none 1t was also proposed to lash
the two boats together in order to better guard
but
While they were thus striving TO get together,
the English boy. who had az along wanted 70
s SSs w sw e 6 ba
had no sooner got into the water than heavy
rain squall, carrying a huge roller before It.
The smother and spray proved too much for
tho plueky hoy and. although not very far away
sailors, who we're busy kssping the boat from
swampipg. Six men were then left in the
smaller boat
Night was now rapidly coming on. and before
the squat had abated sufficiently to give tho |
men chance to breathe freely, 1t was pitch |
dark Tho boat had been riding to an oar to |
break he waves during the squat. and she was
allowed to ride so the rest OF the night.
The men had been oyer forty-eiGht hours |
weather was not cold, they had been constantly |
drenched by rain and sea and were chilled |
this forlorn condition, with the exception OF |
the second mate who held on to the tiller, and |
the carpenter, who sat near by TO relieve him |
the mon cast themselves down |
on the bottom OF the boat and lay there all |
night In stupor that was unbroken except on |
two or three occasions. when they were aroused |
to hail ont the boat.
On Sunday morning, the 10th. the sun roeo
clear and the wind which still held oasterly, |
bad greatly abated and so had the sea. The
boat was therefore steered about in various
directions In the hope OF falling In with the
other boat but all attempts to find her proved
lnsyailinR, and the men concluded that she
had ioundered In the heavy sauall In which the |